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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1939

2,677 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 43 of 134

Motor Fuels Government Will Issue Brochure CANBERRA

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 May 1939 · page 8

The Defence Department will shortly issue a brochure on the subject of the production of synthetic motor fuel. This was indicated in the House of…

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MUSWELLBROOK Railway Extensions Trains From West Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 May 1939 · page 9

Ever since the commencement of the Sandy Hollow Maryvale railway extensions, there has been much talk of the likely…

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Anxiety of Millions of People War and Motor Industry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 May 1939 · page 10

There is no industry in the world watching the present international situation with more anxiety than the world wide…

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Hangar for Aerodrome

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 May 1939 · page 4

The possibility of adding a hangar to the improvements of the aerodrome was suggested by the Narrabri Aero Club to the…

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Crowd Blocked View of Road Race End Picture to Aid Judges

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 May 1939 · page 3

A 25-mile cycling race conducted at Mackay on Saturday, under the auspices of the Queensland League of Wheelmen for a prize of £25, had an…

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Hit by Tram Man Fatally Injured SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 May 1939 · page 2

Knocked down by a tram at Mardubra during a heavy rainstorm, James Rankin (49), single, of Maroubra, was dragged along the line for…

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Four Injured Motor Cars in Collision ADELAIDE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 May 1939 · page 8

Mrs. Rose Archibald, of Ollera-street, Guyra, received injuries to the right side, abrasions to the forehead, lacerated and contused wounds to the…

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Changes Made in Railway Uniforms

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 May 1939 · page 2

In common with the rest of the State, officials at the Singleton railway station have been issued with new uniforms, which embody the…

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Muswellbrook Railway Yards

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 May 1939 · page 1

The, Railway' Department lias approved plans involving the expenditure of about £70,000 at the Muswellbrook railway yards. The work…

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Proposal To Reduce Local Railway Timetable "Now Definitely Postponed"

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 May 1939 · page 2

It was learned in Newcastle this morning that a proposal whereby a rearrangement of the Singleton railway time-table,…

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Future of Mascot Aerodrome Views of Leading Aviators Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 May 1939 · page 7

The opinion is held by many leading aviators that the estabishment of an aerodrome apart from Mascot for the use. of those…

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To Be Widened Heddon Greta Bridge

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 May 1939 · page 6

The Heddon Greta bridge, on the main road from Cessnock to Maitland, is to be widened. It has a narrow roadway of 15…

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Road Safety Skids Cause Accidents

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 9 May 1939 · page 3

Road accident reports from country centres last month indicate that a high proportion was due to skidding and in the coming months many more…

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Mascot Aerodrome. Solely for Mail 'Planes and Airliners. Leading Aviators' Views. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 May 1939 · page 2

The opinion is held among: many leading aviators that the establishment of an aerodrome apart from Mascot for use by those learning to fly and…

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SCONE-SINGLETON. Proposed New Road Link

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 May 1939 · page 1

A letter was read at yesterday's meeting of the Shire Council, stating that the proposal towards building a new road through Albano to connect…

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Road Safety. Skids Cause Accidents. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 May 1939 · page 1

Road accident reports from country centres for last month indicate that a high proportion was due to skidding and in the coming months many more…

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Gloucester Electorate Member's Attention to Requirements Gloucester to Walcha Road

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 9 May 1939 · page 3

Mr. C. E. Bennett, M.L.A., has advised the Gloucester Shire Council that his will use his best endeavours in urging upon the Minister for…

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£70,000 Railway Job Approved Muswellbrook Railway Yards. Local Depot to Be Established

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 9 May 1939 · page 4

The "Chronicle" learns from a semiofficial source that the Railway Commissioners and the Government have approved of plans involving an…

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Tarro Roads

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 May 1939 · page 12

Sir,—It is very gratifying to notice by the number of letters appearing in your valuable columns, that at last somebody is waking up to the awful…

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Dungog and District Further Step Purchase of Aerodrome Site Wallarobba Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 May 1939 · page 10

A further step in the move to secure an aerodrome was made by Wallarobba Shire Council at its monthly meeting yesterday. Council proposes to establish an aerodrome…

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